GEOMETRICS IN SURVEYING

CIVL04C04
(10 credits - 2 hrs Lecture - 3 hrs Tutorial/Practical)
According to Faculty of Engineering regulations for this Certificate module, an attendance
rate of 70% is required to pass this module.

Dr Ahmed Ragheb
Aim:
Introduction to basic surveying instruments and operations together with its
practical application.

Objectives:
- Understand the usage of surveying in various engineering projects
- Ability to use basic linear measurements tools for planimetric detailing
- Comprehend surveying for mapping
- Analyze basic coordinate computations
- Ability to test and operate optical and electronic instruments used to acquire and
evidence field data in land surveying
- Utilize leveling for height determination
- Ability to compute and adjust theodolite and leveling observations
- To be familiar with Tacheometry application
- Recognize total station along with its components and main programs
- Acquire fair knowledge on horizontal curves

Text Books:
- Charles D Ghilani and Paul R Wolf "Elementary Surveying: An Introduction to
Geomatics", Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0-136-154310 (2008).
- Jack C. McCormac "Surveying", John Wiley & Sons Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey,
ISBN: 0-471-237582 (2004).
- Barry F. Kavanagh "Surveying: Principles and Applications", Prentice Hall, ISBN:
0-131-188623 (2006).

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Course Topics
No. Topic Week
1 Introduction to surveying measurements and instruments 1
2 Linear measurements (alignment and distance obstacles) 2
3 Detail surveying and mapping 3
4 Coordinate Computation 4
5 Leveling (basic concept, instrument, calculations and checks) 5 and 6
Theodolite (Basic concept, Instrument, HZ and VL angles,
6 7 and 8
errors and corrections)
7 Tacheometry and its application 9
8 Total station for detail survey 10
9 Horizontal curves 11
10 Summary and Revision 12
11 Practical/Oral Examinations 13
12 Final Exam 14 and 15

Weekly Tutorial/Practical Programme Activity

Three hour practical sessions together with a practical examination at the end of
Semester.

No. Topic Week

1 Units and Transformations 1 and 2
2 Linear Measurements 3 and 4
3 Leveling 5 and 6
4 Theodolite 7 and 8
5 Tacheometry Application 9 and 10
6 Setting out of Hz curves 11 and 12
7 Practical Exam 13

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Module Assignment Guidelines:
- Related module documents shall be posted on the e-learning system
http://e-learning.bue.edu.eg
- Assignments should be submitted in the form of proper bind sheets.
- Submission due date will be shown on each assignment according to schedule.
- Assignments shall be submitted to Eng. Shady Hesham or Eng. Ahmed Torky.
- Late assignments are not accepted.

Assessment:
1. Three individual assignments are required to be submitted. The 1st and 2nd
assignments include related mathematical problems covering all taught topics.
The 3rd being a technical report representing the work done in all practical
group field activities based on data acquired in practical sessions with all
related calculations. This carries 30% of the total mark.
2. A practical exam involving the use of equipments and related computations.
Students will be assessed on their approach to the practical task, handling of
equipment, calculations and the accuracy of the result. This carries 10% of the
total mark.
3. A 120 minute unseen written examination. This method carries 60% of the
total mark.

Good Luck .....